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1 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) duhovitost2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) duhovitež3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) zdrav razum•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *I [wit]nounpamet, razumnost, bistrost, inteligenca, razsodnost; duševna sposobnost; zdrav razum; duhovitost, domiselnost; duhovitež, duhovit, odrezav človek, inteligentna oseba, duhovna veličinathe five wits obsolete petero čutovto be at one's wit's end — ne vedeti kako in kaj, ne se znajtiI am at my wit's end — sem pri kraju s svojo pametjo, ne znam si več pomagatito be out of one's wits — izgubiti pamet (glavo), ne biti pametenhe has his wits about him — on si zna vedno pomagati, prisotnost duha ga nikoli ne zapusti, on je vedno buden (oprezen)to have wit to — imeti dovolj pameti za (da...)he has not the wit to see... — nima toliko pameti, da bi uvidel...to live by one's wits — živeti od svoje prebrisanosti (prevar, goljufij), več ali manj pošteno se prebijati skozi živijenjeII [wit]obsolete transitive verb & intransitive verb (sed. čas I (he) wot, preterite in past participle wist, — sed. deležnik witting) vedetito wit — to je, namreč; kot sledi; in to -
2 wit tooth
[wíttu:m]nounsee wisdom tooth -
3 wit-cracker
[wítkrækə]noundovtipnež -
4 half-wit
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5 mother-wit
[mʌðəwit]nounzdrava pamet -
6 ready wit
[rédiwit]nounodrezavost; hitra dojemljivost -
7 dealer
1) (a person who buys and sells: a dealer in antiques.) trgovec, prekupčevalec2) (the person who distributes the cards in a card game.) delilec* * *[dí:lə]noundelilec (kart); trgovec -
8 witenagemot(e)
[wítənəgəmout]nounhistory zakonodajni zbor v anglosaški državi -
9 whit
* * *I [wit]nounmrvica, trohica, košček, malenkostno whit, not a whit, never a whit — niti mrvice (ne); niti malo newe cared not a whit — še mar nam ni bilo za to, požvižgali smo se na toII [wit]interjectionpip! (posnemanje ptičjega klica) -
10 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) navzoč2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) sedanji3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) sedanjik•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) podariti2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) predstaviti3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) predstaviti4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) predstaviti5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) prikazati se•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) darilo* * *I [préznt]adjective ( presently adverb)prisoten, navzoč, pričujoč (tudi chemistry); sedanji, tekoč (mesec); figuratively v mislih, pred očmi, živ (to); grammar sedanji, v sedanjiku ( present participle sedanji deležnik); archaic pripravljen, pri rokithe present writer — jaz, pisec teh vrsticto be present at — biti navzoč, prisostvovatieconomy present value — sedanja vrednostII [préznt]nounsedanjost; grammar sedanjik, sedanji čas; plural juridically (ta) dokument, spisfor the present — za sedaj, pravkarjuridically by these presents — po tem dokumentujuridically know all men by these presents — s tem dajemo vsem na znanjeIII [préznt]noundarilo, poklonIV [prizént]nounmilitary merjenje (s puško); prezentiranje (puške), izkazovanje vojaških častiV [prizént]transitive verbdati, obdarovati ( with s čim); ponuditi, vročiti, pokloniti, podariti (to komu); predstaviti koga (to komu), vpeljati koga (at pri); nuditi, kazati (vesel obraz); economy predložiti (račun, ček); juridically vložiti (tožbo, prijavo), ovaditi (prestopek); pokazati, prikazati (igro, film); predlagati, priporočiti (koga za službo); military prezentirati (puško), meriti (at na)to present o.s. — priti, prikazati se, predstaviti se, priglasiti se ( for k), priti k izpitu -
11 sally
['sæli]plural - sallies; noun(a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack.) izpad (iz utrdbe)* * *I [saeli]1.nounmilitaryizpad (iz obkoljene trdnjave); kratka pot, sprehod, izlet; skok; (redko) objestno, lahkomiselno dejanje; figuratively (= sally of wit) duhovit domislek, duhovita opazka, duhovitostsally of anger — izbruh jeze;2.intransitive verb(često sally out) intransitive verb militarynapraviti izpad (iz obkoljene trdnjave); nenadoma, naglo planiti (iz); odpraviti se na potsally forth — kreniti, napotiti seII [saeli]nounprvi premik, ko zaniha zvon za zvonjenje; vozel na vrvi pri zvonu, ki se drži v roki -
12 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) udarec2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) udarec3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) udarec4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) poteza5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) zamah6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) zamah7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) trud8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) napad•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) božati2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) božanje* * *I [stróuk]nounudarec (s šibo, z bičem), sunek; močan zamah (pri plavanju, z veslom, s krilom); bitje (ure); utrip (žile); poteza (s peresom, čopičem itd.), figuratively poteza; medicine napad, šok, kap, poškodba; veslač, ki daje takt za veslanje; takt; mathematics vektor; electrical razelektritev; stil, manira; (redko) značilna poteza, znak; božanje, ljubkovanje, glajenje (z roko)at a stroke, at one stroke — z enim udarcem, zamahoma stroke of business — dobra kupčija, dober posela stroke of apoplexy (paralysis) medicine kapa stroke of genius — genialna poteza, izvirna idejaaa stroke of luck — srečen slučaj, (nepričakovana) srečaa stroke of piston mechanics pot bata od začetnega položaja do konca valja in spet nazajstroke of wit — duhovita opazka, duhovitosta clever stroke — spretna, vešča potezafinishing stroke — milostni, smrtonosni udarecfinishing strokes — zadnje poteze, dovrševanjea stroke of liglttning — udar strele, strelasun-stroke medicine sončaricato have a stroke medicine biti zadet od kapito put (to add) the finishing stroke (s) to s.th. — dokončati kajII [stróuk]transitive verbsport dajati takt (pri veslanju); označiti s črto, prečrtati; biti (o uri); (po)molsti (kravo); (po)gladiti (z roko), (po)božati (lase, žival, gube); ljubkovati; intransitive verb veslati, dajati tempo veslačemto stroke a boat (a race, a crew) — veslati in dajati takt veslanja v čolnu (pri tekmovanju, moštvu)to stroke s.o. (s.o.'s hair) the wrong way — (raz)dražiti, (raz)jeziti kogato stroke s.o. down — pomiriti koga, omehčati, pridobiti koga z laskanjemIII [stróuk]obsolete preterite & past participle od to strike -
13 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) voziti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) peljati3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) voditi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) udariti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) gnati2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) vožnja2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) dovoz3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) zagon4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) udarec6) ((computers) a disk drive.) pogon•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *I [draiv]1.transitive verbgnati, goniti, pognati; zabiti; vreči, zagnati (žogo); vbiti; voditi, upravljati, šofirati; pregnati, spoditi; siliti; peljati; preutruditi; graditi (cesto); vrtati (predor);2.intransitive verbpeljati se; hiteti; voziti se; meriti, ciljatito drive to the wall ( —ali into the corner) — pritisniti ob zid, ugnati v kozji rogto drive s.o. mad — razbesniti kogato drive s.th. into s.o. — vbiti komu kaj v glavoto drive s.o. hard — zatirati kogato drive s.o. to despair — spraviti koga v obupII [draiv]noungonja; vožnja, ježa; gonilo, pogon; dovoz, vozna pot; pritisk; energija, napor; težnja; American nabiralna akcija; kampanja -
14 flash
[flæʃ] 1. noun1) (a quick showing of a bright light: a flash of lightning.) blisk2) (a moment; a very short time: He was with her in a flash.) trenutek3) (a flashlight.) bliskavica4) ((often newsflash) a brief news report sent by radio, television etc: Did you hear the flash about the king's death?) novica2. verb1) ((of a light) to (cause to) shine quickly: He flashed a torch.) pobliskniti2) ((usually with by or past) to pass quickly: The days flashed by; The cars flashed past.) švigniti3) (to show; to display: He flashed a card and was allowed to pass.) pokazati•- flashing- flashy
- flashily
- flashlight* * *I [flæš]nounblisk, vzplamenitev; izbruh; preblisk, trenutek; načičkanost, blišč; rokovnjaški jezik; zapornica; American kratka notica; obsolete lasulja; odlomek filmaII [flæš]adjectiveponarejen; vsiljiv, kričeč, neokusen; lažen, sleparskiIII [flæš]1.transitive verbnaglo osvetliti; brzojavno poročati; bliskovito razširiti; vreči (pogled);2.intransitive verbzabliskati, zableščati se; vzplapolati, zamigljati, zasvetlikati se, zažareti; švigniti, šiniti; figuratively zablesteti; razliti se (topljeno steklo) -
15 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
16 sparkle
1. noun1) (an effect like that made by little sparks: There was a sudden sparkle as her diamond ring caught the light.) iskrenje2) (liveliness or brightness: She has lots of sparkle.) živahnost2. verb1) (to glitter, as if throwing off tiny sparks: The snow sparkled in the sunlight.) lesketati se2) (to be lively or witty: She really sparkled at that party.) blesteti•* * *[spa:kl]1.nouniskrenje, iskra; blišč, blesk, bleščanje, sijaj; živahnost;2.intransitive verbiskriti se, svetiti se, bleščati se, blesteti (tudi figuratively); peniti se (o pijači), musiratito sparkle out slang onesvestiti se -
17 spice
1. noun1) (a usually strong-smelling, sharp-tasting vegetable substance used to flavour food (eg pepper or nutmeg): We added cinnamon and other spices.) začimba2) (anything that adds liveliness or interest: Her arrival added spice to the party.) poživitev2. verb(to flavour with spice: The curry had been heavily spiced.) začiniti- spiced- spicy
- spiciness* * *[spáis]1.noundišava, začimba; vonj po začimbi; figuratively priokus; trohica, ščepec, nadih, majhna dozaa dealer in spice — trgovec z začimbami, dišavamithere is a spice of malice in him — v njem je nekaj zlobnega;2.transitive verbzačiniti (z dišavami); figuratively zabeliti, začiniti z duhovitostjo itd. -
18 woman
['wumən]plural - women; noun1) (an adult human female: His sisters are both grown women now; ( also adjective) a woman doctor; women doctors.) ženska2) (a female domestic daily helper: We have a woman who comes in to do the cleaning.) pomočnica, postrežnica•- - woman- womanhood
- womankind
- womenkind
- womanly
- womanliness
- womenfolk* * *Iplural women [wúmən, wímin]1.nounženska, žena; ženski spol (ženske); ljubica; metresa; soproga, žena; sobarica, postrežnica; ženska čud (narava), ženska čustva; moški z ženskimi lastnostmi, "baba"the woman figuratively ženska, tipično ženskowoman of the world — svetska, svetovnjaška ženska; izkušena ženskathe scarlet woman figuratively poganski Rim, papeški Rim; posvetni duhsingle woman — samostojna ženska; (stara) devicathere's a woman in it — za tem tiči (kaka) ženska, tu ima ženska prste vmesto play the woman — biti rahločuten ali plah (boječ), pokazati strah (bojazen), jokati, cmeriti sethere is too much of the woman in him — preveč je ženskega v njem;2.adjectiveženskiII [wúmən]transitive verbpostaviti ženske (v obrat itd.); obsolete oženiti (koga); pomehkužiti; intransitive verb igrati žensko vlogo, obnašati se kot ženska -
19 afterwit
[á:ftəwit]nounprekasen dober domislek -
20 Attic
['ætik](a room at the top of a house under the roof: They store old furniture in the attic.) podstrešje* * *[aetik]adjectiveatiški, atenski; figuratively klasičen; prefinjenAttic salt ( —ali wit) — duhovitost, domiselnost
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